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Take the Cannoli: Stories from the New World
Take the Cannoli Stories from the New World
Author: Sarah Vowell
Take the Cannoli is a moving and wickedly funny collection of stories stretching across the immense landscape of the American scene. Hailed by Newsweek as a "cranky stylist with talent to burn," Vowell has an irresistible voice --- caustic and sympathetic, insightful and double edged --- that has attracted a loyal following for her magazine wri...  more »
ISBN: 235000
Publication Date: 4/6/2000
Pages: 224
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3.5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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 reviewed Take the Cannoli: Stories from the New World on + 23 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Great essays - many were read on This American Life.

Sarah Vowell is amazing - so funny and so observant. Great insights on America - historically and currently.
reviewed Take the Cannoli: Stories from the New World on + 87 more book reviews
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Vowell's clever and distinctive voice from NPR covers topics from the ambience of the Chelsea Hotel and the goth subculture to a moving personal journey down the Cherokee Trail of Tears. A fresh and honest look at the squirmy slow demise of the American Dream.
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 reviewed Take the Cannoli: Stories from the New World on + 2 more book reviews
Love her writing. She has a wonderfully off beat perspective on the world.
reviewed Take the Cannoli: Stories from the New World on + 13 more book reviews
Collection of essays/thought/ponderings/memoirs on everything from democracy to pop music to living with family.
laceylosh avatar reviewed Take the Cannoli: Stories from the New World on + 53 more book reviews
I didn't enjoy this as much as "Assassination Vacation" (also by Sarah Vowell) but I do enjoy a good, David Sedaris-esque collection of essays and Sarah has entertainingly sharp wit. I will definitely be picking up more books by this author in the future.
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A funny set of essays from a writer with both an excellent sense of humor and an interestingly twisted view of the world and her place in it. Recommended.


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